Legal Opinion

McKinney v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 1997No. 49500-9702-CR-122PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant contends that his murder conviction is not supported by sufficient evidence. When presented with this issue, we will affirm the conviction if, considering only the probative evidence and reasonable inferences supporting the verdict and without reweighing evidence or assessing witness credibility, we conclude that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Mayo v. State, 681 N.E.2d 689, 691 (Ind.1997).

The evidence included the testimony of two witnesses who observed the defendant shoot the victim. Two witnesses heard the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mayo v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ajabu v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. Lush v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Johnson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Love v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999

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